Cigar-tip cutter.



L. A. BAUM.

GIGAR TIP CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED APB.13, 1911.

Patented July 11,1911.

awe/Mop COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON, D. c:

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEO A. BAUM, OF NEW YORK, N.

CIGAR-TI CUTTER.

sectional view takenv on the line 22 of- Fig. 4; Fig. 3 a verticaltransverse sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 ahorizontal sectional view taken on the line l l of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 avertical sectional view taken on the same line as Fig. 3 is taken butlooking in the opposite direction.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and compact cigartip cutter which shall be adapted for use as a watch charm or fob andwhich shall be so constructed that the act of cutting off the tip shallnot only lock the cutter in its closed position but also retain the tipin the casing or shell of the device, as more fully hereinafter setforth.

In the drawing, a designates a casing which tapers toward its upper endand is there preferably provided with means for suspending it from awatch chain or fob and which at its lower end is closed by a flat plate6 provided with a central hole a, the base or lower portion of saidcasing being preferably elliptical in horizontal section.

The cutting blade d lies, when in a closed position, on the inner faceof the bottom wall 6, covering the opening a, and is provided with acurved cutting edge cl. This blade is attached along its outer edge tothe lower edge of a door plate 6 which is curved to correspond with theelliptical shape of the casing and forms when closed a part 'of the wallof the casing, its edges being flush with the adjacent edges of thecasing and bottom plate. This door plate 6 is hinged to the main part ofthe casing upon avertical pintle f, which permits the door to swingoutwardly to the position shown in Fig. 4. To prevent the door swingingtoo far lugs g are provided near the hinge, one lug being upon thecasing and one upon the door, and to normally throw the door open whenreleased a spring coil h is mounted Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 18, 1911.

Patented July 11,1911. Serial No. 620,902.

on a vertical pin 2' in the casing near the hinge, this coil beingprovided with two arms 7' which the coil tends to spread apart, one ofthese arms bearing upon the inner side of the casing and the otheragainst the inner side of the door. At the end of the door opposite thehinge it is provided with a nose is which is adapted to be automaticallycaught when the door is closed by a spring actuated catchl mountedinside the casing; and to release the catch Z a small push pin m isemployed, so that by simply pressing in the pin m with the finger, thedoor will be normally swung open and the cutter will be brought to itsoperative position.

To cut off a tip, the tip end of the cigar is inserted in the hole 0 andthe door of the casing is then closed to latching position. This willcut off the tip and close the open ing 0 and the door, thus retainingthe tip in the casing. To empty the tips from the casing it is simplynecessary to open the door and shake the tips out through the door-wayor the tip opening 0.

To guide the cutter, I provide a bar n,

'which is curved to conform approximately to the shape of the base ofthe casing and is supported directly over the knife blade, formingbetween the bottom of the casing and the guide-bar a guiding channelextending the full length of the bottom of the casing. This bar issupported at the proper height above the bottom by having its ends nthickened and soldered or otherwise fastened to the bottom 6, one endbeing fastened at a point directly under the catch Z and the other beingfastened at a point adjacent to the hinge. The stops 9 are so locatedthat the cutter has a portion of its cutting edge always between theguide-bar n and the bottom of the casing, so that the proper guidance ofthe cutter will be assured at all times.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a cigar tip cutter, the combination of a receptacle for the tipshaving a tip receiving hole in its bottom, a door plate closing atip-discharging opening in the side wall of the casing adjacent to thebottom. means for hinging this plate at one end and means for detachablylatching it closed at the other end, means for normally swinging it opento discharge the tips when released the casing and lying against thebottom wall thereof.

2. In a cigar tip cutter, the combination of a receptacle for the tipshaving a tip receiving hole in its bottom, a door plate closing atip-discharging opening in the side wall of the casing adjacent to thebottom, means for hinging this plate at one end and means for detachablylatching it closed at the other end, means for normally swinging it opento discharge the tips when released from the catch, a cutter bladeaffixed to the lower edge of the door and having its cut ting edgeextending into the casing and lying against the bottom wall thereof, anda guide-bar within the receptacle and lying over the blade and havingits ends aflixed to the casing, for the purpose set forth.

3. In a cigar tip cutter, the combination of a receptacle for the tipshaving a tip receiving hole in one of its walls, said casing having aportion of one of its walls rendered movable to constitute a tipdischarging door, means normally tending to open said door, means forlatching it closed, and a cutting blade attached to said door andextending across said tip receiving hole when the door is closed, forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence ofwitnesses.

LEO A. BAUM.

Witnesses J. M. BAUM, MILTON M. GOTSMUTE, HENRIETTA INGHER.

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